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While there’s an app for most things in life, there’s not a
specific app for quality time with family and friends – something
entrepreneurs desperately need.

To solve this problem, often founders – and everyone else – turn
to certain apps to save time in dealing with everyday tasks like
planning team dinners or scheduling business trips, so they can
devote more time with the people they care about. I am no
different. As the founder of DASHED, a restaurant delivery
service in the Northeast, my time is precious, as I constantly
juggling my business responsibilities with my personal ones.
Fortunately, I have discovered some timesaving apps, which have
allowed me to reclaim my nights and weekends.

While this is by no means an exhaustive list, here are my top six
timesaving apps:

OpenTable allows you to search availability at top-rated
restaurants and book tables on the go. It saves you the hassle of
calling restaurants individually to check availability or waiting
45 minutes at the bar until they can squeeze you in for dinner.
It’s especially handy for those evenings when you want to take
your team out for a well-deserved meal and don’t want to waste
time searching for a restaurant that can seat everyone. Tip: Use
the bookmark option to quickly check for tables at your favorite
restaurants.

Time saved: 30 minutes

This app simplifies the travel-booking process, so you can spend
less time planning and more time on more enjoyable things. Enter
your preferred travel dates and budget, and KAYAK will search
dozens of travel sites to find the best matches. The in-app
flight tracker serves as a handy companion as your trip
approaches, and the clean interface makes the app easy and
efficient to use.

When your time is scarce, you must do what you enjoy and delegate
the rest. Outsourcing certain tasks like cleaning is no
exception. Handy reclaims the hours you normally would have spent
cleaning your home or fixing that leaky faucet by hiring a
housekeeper or handyman.

You can set up a recurring cleaning schedule, reschedule or
cancel, make notes and review your cleaner. And because Handy
vets all its professionals, you don’t have to worry about the
people you’re letting into your home.

Time saved: 2.5 hours

Citymapper runs laps around Apple Maps and Google Maps when it
comes to finding the fastest route to your destination. Whether
you’re walking, driving or biking, the Citymapper app shows every
possible route with an intuitive presentation. It provides
important details such as the time each route will take, how much
the trip will cost and even the calories you’ll burn if you’re
biking.

When you’re looking for a break and need to relax, don’t waste
time by having to ask the dreaded question, What do you
want to do? Sosh acts as your crowdsourced, personal concierge
for the best things to do in your city every day of the week.
Search by the type of activity, budget or rating so you can find
something that suits your mood. And since it’s heavily
user-driven, it’s constantly refreshed with new, dynamic content.

Time saved: 30 minutes

The name speaks for itself. Scan any document -- anywhere -- with
a tap on your smartphone. This app will save you the time and
hassle of using clunky fax machines – or running to the nearest
copy store to get something sent via fax. You can easily
export to Dropbox or send an email. Enhance the scans with
black-and-white or photo options, crop easily and share. It’s as
simple and easy as scanning always should have been.

Time saved: 30 minutes

Balancing your business and personal life is one of the biggest
challenges entrepreneurs face, but it’s far from impossible. By
deploying timesaving apps in specific, “outsourceable” areas of
life, you can reclaim five hours of your life each week. After
all, there are only 40 hours in a traditional workweek. Make
every one count.